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Johnson, Babbitt Lead Nevada into WAC Championship GameSophomore Armon Johnson scored 18 of his 24 points in the second half and freshman Luke Babbitt added 23 to help Nevada come back from an early 12-point deficit to defeat Louisiana Tech 77-68 Friday night and advance to the finals of the Western Athl

RENO, Nev. (AP) - Sophomore Armon Johnson scored 18 of his 24 points in the second half and freshman Luke Babbitt added 23 to help Nevada come back from an early 12-point deficit to defeat Louisiana Tech 77-68 Friday night and advance to the finals of the Western Athletic Conference tournament.

Senior Lyndale Burleson and junior Brandon Fields each added nine points and two steals for the second-seeded Wolf Pack (21-11), who opened the second half with an 11-2 run to take their first lead of the game then put together a 12-1 run late in the game to help secure the win.

They will play Saturday night against top-seeded Utah State (29-4), which beat New Mexico State 71-70 in Friday night's other semifinal.

Kyle Gibson had 25 points and Magnum Rolle 24 for the sixth-seeded Bulldogs (15-18), which led by as much as 21-9 midway through the first half but shot only 28 percent from the field the second half.